on sunday, i thought my world collapsed. as i told many of you, my beloved ps3 had a heart attack and almost died. i have been dreading this day for a while. when it happened, i was filled with ennui, despite the fact that everyone around me continuously reminded me it wasn’t an actual death. friends, family, boss man, co-workers, the boyfriends … everyone was a little wtf about it.

it was kind of like a death. or a – spoiler!- close call. i depend on my ps3. it’s a date night hub, playing movies whilst one of the boyfriends and are on the couch. it’s my therapist, when i pop in call of duty after a tough day and gun down as many bitches as possible. given i don’t have cable, its internet browser capabilities is my tv. it’s my muthaeffing life, yo.

when it broke, i didn’t actually cry but i was adrift to say the least. i was anxious, partly due to the fact that the ps3 had its episode of cardiac arrest and was clinging to the assassin’s creed 2 disc. i got the ‘In Memory of Petruccio’ trophy, and synced it. the next day, i got the ‘Show your Colors’ trophy. i felt pretty smug, since i had almost all the pieces of subject 16’s problems. platinum trophy was almost mine. then the whole red light death thing happened and i was scared. was its life flashing before its eyes? could it hear me, begging it to stay with me? the ps3 is too young to die!!

i called captainadventure, one of the most technical girls i know. she recommended this place on yonge street, called gamerama. haven’t heard of toronto’s gamerama? let me tell you something about these people. let me drop some knowledge on you. they are miracle workers. they are saints. they are captains of industry. they are people who i owe a debt of gratitude. they fixed it. i got everything back.

they don’t have a web site, which is unfortunate. what they do have is a treasure trove of toronto video game accessories, video game selection, etc. they have knowledgable repair people. they have decent prices. I LOVE THEM. and to put it in perspective for you all, i also love puppies, robert downey jr and a good workout [or robert downey jr giving me a good workout. hey-oh!]. it’s ok. there are many different types of love. no one need panic.

anyway. first thing i did when i got a chance was sync the trophies – and wrote this post. from the bottom of my strange little heart, thank you, gentlemen of gamerama.

this is the perfect dork accessory. i don’t think it has any practical application other than look good when you are out. i found this via kotaku… judging by the blurb it’s kind of one those ‘meh’ things.

There are controllers, mice, headphones and now even an $80 pair of Call of Duty: Black Ops-themed gaming glasses. The glasses, the result of a tag-team effort by Mad Catz and Gunnar glasses, have a 70s aviator look and come with a fancy magnetically-sealed Black Ops case, a microfiber pouch and a USB Black Ops dog tag.

they look totally cool though. i kind of wish that the boyfriends were more dorky.

what the hell is wrong with people? hmm? as a general rule, why are people so goddamn uptight? the second something falls out of their pretty little world, they fall apart. what am i talking about, you ask? i will show you what i am fucking talking about.

hilarious, right? exactly. this is a commercial for call of duty: black ops. it’s a funny one too. everyone is a soldier! even kobe bryant! but no, the world can’t leave it at that. msnbc tells us that many people are objecting to it, namely on these grounds:

– the violence of the commercial
– the idea that anyone can be a soldier [duh, that’s why there are recruiting centres everywhere]
– kobe bryant lending his name to the game. [because kobe fucking bryant is so squeaky goddamn clean, i guess his handlers are worried that his image will tarnish]

was it any of these reasons that warranted a full article? no. you see the chick in purple? the one who shoots off a shotgun and gets a dreamy-ass smile? yeah. they were upset that a child was being used to make the commercial. a child! funny thing? she’s 20. if you bother to look for more than 10 seconds, you realize that she doesn’t LOOK like a child.

wow, when i heard about the call of duty: black ops jeep i honestly thought it was a joke. kind of like those saturday night live commercials. watching the 2010 video game awards though the other night, and a commercial came up. naturally, i googled it.

turns out, this shit is real y’all. jeep released a press release back in october, but that’s boring. it’s all like ‘partnership’ and ‘synergy’ and dropping business lingo like it’s 1990. autoblog does a way better job of summing it up.

dudes, i am pretty sure that this shit, plus the game, constitutes the greatest collector’s edition ever made! EVER! anyway. the boyfriends are all too slick to pick up this shit, but see if i were in the market for a car? i would get this in a heartbeat.

i haven’t had a chance to play the new call of duty: black ops, but the more i read of it, the more i kind of want to give it a shot. the other day i read a piece on pcgamer.com, an interesting article. call of duty games have some pretty heavy shit in them, and pcgamer gives it a sweet mythbusters twist.

as some of the more astute of you have probably picked up on, i am a fan of video game collector editions. i love them, probably more than should be legal. at the very least, i should be investing in something for my future or something.

so far, it’s kind of a ‘meh’ thing, isn’t it? but then it turns out you get this little toy too…

RC-XD Surveillance Vehicle

Fully custom RC vehicle modeled after in-game RC-XD Killstreak Reward

Video Camera to send wireless video to transmitter

Microphone to send wireless audio to transmitter

Digital proportional steering and throttle

independent suspension

High and low speed settings with up to 200ft control range

Display stand

now you’re all like ‘HOLY SHIT’, right? ok, well i am. i guess you can all join me at your leisure, or keep being lame. personally, at this rate, i’ll probably have frothed myself into an epileptic fit in a month. oh well.